A little more detail on the Green Line delay

At the Green Line Design Working Group meeting on Wednesday, project managers outlined the updated Green Line timeline:

First, the project must get a certificate of no impact as part of the environmental assessment process (probably end of year).

Then, it will take 24 months to relocate businesses affected by land takings.

After that, it will take 55 months (4 years 7 months) to design and build.

In addition, asking for federal New Starts funding means using a “risk adjusted schedule” that slows things down even more.It is a disturbing mystery why these much longer timelines were not known years ago.
Somerville Patch: “Green Line Project Team Explains Delays”